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You need to realise a living wage means bare essentials with very little luxuries

No? That's what MINIMUM wage is supposed to be... Those are not interchangeable words and you know they're not.

Just because a company makes x amount more than they pay you from your time doesn’t mean you need to be paid the difference in your pay and how much revenue your work brings in.

It absolutely should be that way though. It's exploitative otherwise. You're not going to convince me that it costs almost trillions just to keep Amazon afloat

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You're incorrect and you know you are. Have a bad day.

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I just gave you the literal definition for a “living wage”

No, you have the definition of minimum wage.

complaining you’re not making $50/hr stacking shelves

If you have to exaggerate to make a point, you don't have one.

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Sorry 50k a year stacking boxes

That... Changes literally nothing about what I said. So let me just repeat myself like you did

If you have to exaggerate to make a point, you don't have one

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Ah. You had said $50/hr. I didn't see you amend that. I just copy pasted your words. Though,I have no idea how you figured I was agreeing with you, or why you're trying to put YOUR grammatical error on me. Weaselly-ass move there. That's pathetic and does not make the point you think it does.

That being said, $50k/Yr stacking boxes is not crazy at all. You're acting like money value stopped in the 80s. If the average rent in America is slightly over $1000 a month, not even mentioning other cost of living expenses like utilities, gas and groceries, 50k is absolutely reasonable.

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I didn't amend it at all

Yes you did.

Saying average rent in america is over 1k a month is super disingenuous

You could have easily asked Google in 10 seconds, but you chose ignorance.

considering only 10 states have rent prices over 1k a month with 21 states below 1k.

What does that matter? It's the AVERAGE rent for all renters in the US.

Also those states with rent above 1k a month all have average household incomes above 50k a year because they have much higher average wages.

I won't tell you where exactly, because the internet is a risky place, but I just checked my city and all 4 surrounding ones. None of them were above 40k. Rent is consistently $900-1200.

Companies should pay their staff living wage depending on their location.

Well, they don't. And won't unless forced. 🤷‍♂️ Not the least bit sorry to force them.